The Boston Globe e-Paper

The recent e-paper update is a good example of an update making a product worse instead of better. Among the worst things, the previous day's edition "sticks" on my iPad; in other words, in the morning when opening the app, yesterday's edition appears. Before the update, I would simply tap the X at the top of the screen, X out the previous day's edition, and the current day's edition would appear. NOW, I have to delete the app, and start over! NEW navigating features are awful too!

I wanted to like this app. When it works, it is an easy and enjoyable way to view the paper. When it does not, which is often, it is frustrating. I like to use this app to download the paper at home so I can read it later on my tablet without needing Internet access. The problems with the app is that it gets stuck on an old paper (i.e. Thursday’s paper when I trying to read Fridays). It refuses to let me see or download the new paper. I’ve tried: 1) The refresh arrow. Rarely this works. Mostly it does not. 2) Deleting old downloaded papers. Occasionally that fixes it. Mostly it does not. 3) Deleting the cache (under settings). Occasionally that fixes it. Mostly it does not. 4) Restarting the app. That usually does not fix it. 5) Sometimes rebooting the tablet helps. However, by this point I’ve usually given up on the idea of reading paper that day. How about an update for this app? With a few fixes (and some testing) this could be a good app. But the Globe does not seem to care judging by the less the 2 star ratings for this app.

I am very unhappy with this app. First, it gets stuck on a blank page. 2nd, it takes forever to download. 3rd after it dowloads, it either won't open or only opens once. As others have said, some stories open up, and others don't. I also find the new layout inconvenient. There are too many steps to open up a section.